Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Mexico 
Bernalillo 
Catron 
Chaves 
Cibola 
Colfax 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
24,721 
1,006 
351 
595 
522 
290 
2007 
20,930 
635 
259 
584 
317 
302 
acres, 2012 
43,201,023 
350,638 
1,077,534 
2,482,827 
1 ,558,974 
1,962,965 
2007 
43,238,049 
237,735 
1 ,482,579 
2,454,564 
1,478,697 
2,152,343 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,617 
517 
31 
273 
54 
63 
2007 
9,311 
314 
16 
262 
90 
112 
acres, 2012 
690,858 
4,752 
407 
53,913 
510 
7,698 
TENURE 
2007 
1,009,683 
7,319 
925 
54,402 
(D) 
14,858 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
15,409 
767 
245 
419 
230 
178 
2007 
15,850 
489 
153 
402 
253 
180 
acres, 2012 
18,017,855 
177,554 
376,658 
1,134,700 
832,364 
1,306,176 
2007 
17,016,596 
180,543 
384,073 
642,846 
1,271,708 
1,194,086 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,653 
417 
20 
199 
30 
34 
2007 
7,033 
246 
9 
190 
78 
72 
acres, 2012 
334,709 
2,250 
(D) 
27,409 
285 
(D) 
2007 
446,270 
4,013 
613 
21,074 
1,135 
7,131 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
4,643 
135 
83 
123 
79 
89 
2007 
4,007 
106 
85 
136 
46 
93 
acres, 2012 
19,359,660 
88,978 
651,719 
1,026,171 
349,732 
578,990 
2007 
23,307,71 1 
(D) 
1,015,864 
1,590,741 
137,476 
832,582 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,066,930 
50,121 
231,303 
535,501 
174,125 
256,045 
2007 
12,179,404 
(D) 
208,824 
821,314 
(D) 
400,903 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,292,730 
38,857 
420,416 
490,670 
175,607 
322,945 
2007 
11,128,307 
23,738 
807,040 
769,427 
(D) 
431,679 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,797 
78 
9 
59 
7 
27 
2007 
1,920 
51 
7 
54 
5 
35 
acres, 2012 
304,040 
1,588 
(D) 
21,710 
(D) 
3,987 
2007 
473,553 
1,436 
312 
28,221 
478 
7,022 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4,669 
104 
23 
53 
213 
23 
2007 
1,073 
40 
21 
46 
18 
29 
acres, 2012 
5,823,508 
84,106 
49,157 
321,956 
376,878 
77,799 
2007 
2,913,742 
(D) 
82,642 
220,977 
69,513 
125,675 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,167 
22 
2 
15 
17 
2 
2007 
358 
17 
- 
18 
7 
5 
acres, 2012 
52,109 
914 
(D) 
4,794 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
89,860 
1,870 
5,107 
(D) 
705 
Total operators 
number 
37,981 
1,493 
601 
899 
866 
465 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
14,221 
593 
148 
347 
280 
144 
2 operators 
8,555 
352 
163 
205 
168 
130 
3 operators 
1,544 
55 
35 
32 
67 
10 
4 operators 
211 
- 
3 
10 
4 
3 
5 or more operators 
190 
6 
2 
1 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
12,870 
518 
250 
253 
266 
168 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,950 
420 
186 
218 
229 
151 
2 operators 
738 
40 
23 
14 
15 
7 
3 operators 
106 
6 
6 
1 
1 
1 
4 operators 
11 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
32,109 
910 
420 
930 
436 
479 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
12,263 
423 
132 
318 
216 
165 
2 operators 
7,063 
175 
103 
211 
84 
116 
3 operators 
1,214 
21 
17 
45 
16 
12 
4 operators 
251 
9 
5 
6 
1 
6 
5 or more operators 
139 
7 
2 
4 
- 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
1 1 ,032 
276 
142 
282 
146 
160 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,266 
239 
110 
248 
128 
144 
2 operators 
706 
14 
16 
13 
9 
6 
3 operators 
77 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
18 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
8 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
19,944 
793 
277 
540 
425 
246 
2007 
16,284 
509 
210 
493 
256 
243 
acres, 2012 
38,408,160 
334,745 
940,925 
2,313,876 
1 ,395,238 
1,864,506 
2007 
39,139,878 
230,231 
1 ,330,964 
2,234,022 
1 ,423,295 
2,008,087 
Female 
farms, 2012 
4,777 
213 
74 
55 
97 
44 
2007 
4,646 
126 
49 
91 
61 
59 
acres, 2012 
4,792,863 
15,893 
136,609 
168,951 
163,736 
98,459 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,098,171 
7,504 
151,615 
220,542 
55,402 
144,256 
Farming 
2012 
12,392 
445 
221 
329 
232 
139 
2007 
10,040 
243 
135 
293 
130 
182 
Other 
2012 
12,329 
561 
130 
266 
290 
151 
Place of residence: 
2007 
10,890 
392 
124 
291 
187 
120 
On farm operated 
2012 
18,152 
780 
302 
451 
292 
218 
2007 
15,991 
492 
196 
461 
204 
241 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
6,569 
226 
49 
144 
230 
72 
2007 
4,939 
143 
63 
123 
113 
61 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Mexico 383 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
